Shawdesh desk:

The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 249 million amid the global race to vaccinate masses against the infectious disease.

According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 249,087,384 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,037,731, on Saturday morning.

The US has recorded 46,435,555 cases to date and more than 753,900 people have died so far from the virus in the country, as per the university data, reports UNB.

In the US, winter is coming and diseases like Covid-19 often spread easier with people indoors and closer together. The worst surge in the nation happened last winter, before the vaccines were widely available, reports AP.

The US is averaging 1,100 coronavirus deaths per day, down from more than 1,600 two weeks ago.

Brazil, which has been experiencing a new wave of cases since January, registered 21,862,458 cases as of Friday, while its Covid death toll rose to 609,060.

India’s Covid-19 tally rose to 34,333,754 on Friday, as 12,729 new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, as per the federal health ministry data.

Besides, as many as 221 deaths due to the pandemic were reported since Thursday morning, taking the total death toll to 459,873.

Situation in Bangladesh

The Covid-19 fatality rate in Bangladesh decreased, with health authorities reporting three more deaths and 197 infections in 24 hours till Friday morning.

The daily case positivity rate slightly decreased to 1.12 percent from Thursday’s 1.32 percent. However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.78 percent.